Leading Off (1/25/13)

Bike Group Wants to Host Ride on North Central: That’s right, a bicycle ride up 75. Not the service road. The canyoned, Mad MaxÂ graveyard of a highway that runs from downtown Dallas to Oklahoma. So far, none of the five municipalities within the 30-mile ride have signed off, surprisingly, though one organizer “is certain he’ll acquire all permits within 30-45 days.”

Dallas Park Board Names New Head: His name is Willis Winters. Fun game: during lunch today have a few drinks and try to say Willis Winters five times in a row. You can’t!

Parker County Teen Claims Halloween Made Him Kill His Family:Â “I was amazed at how at ease the boy was during the murders and how little remorse he had afterward. I was thinking to myself it would be the same for me,” Jacob Evans wrote in a statement. You know what? I’m done. Gah.